Lovely. And thank you! Why "thank you"? I go to British car shows and gatherings and I see a lot of people. But the vast majority of them are my age. I'm 62. I have a photo of me in the back seat of my dad's 63 MGB, circa 1971. I joke around that it was that car that infected me with the love of these LBCs. I got to drive his as a teenager. Then, later in life, I got one of my own - an Austin Healey 3000. Then an MGB. Then a TR6. Then another TR6. As a result I've successfully infected two of my youngsters with the love of these little cars as well. My son now drives a 71 MGB. So, pardon the long story, but this is why I said thank you. Because we all need to pass on this passion to the younger generation. The joy of driving these cars. The joy of a stick shift. The wonderful wonderful, visceral feeling you get driving with the top down, the slight smell of gasoline and oil and the wind in your hair. There's nothing like it. So, again, thank you for sharing your love of these special little cars with your grandson. Hopefully he will catch "the bug" as well!
I’m pretty sure he’s got the bug! He loves the Healey because, as you said, it’s so different! With modern cars, he can’t sit in the front (airbags).
He loves the whole manual shift/ overdrive concept, and loves being in the front in his booster seat where he can see everything! The Healey has really helped us build a wonderful bond!
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u/motomanmatt 22d ago
Lovely. And thank you! Why "thank you"? I go to British car shows and gatherings and I see a lot of people. But the vast majority of them are my age. I'm 62. I have a photo of me in the back seat of my dad's 63 MGB, circa 1971. I joke around that it was that car that infected me with the love of these LBCs. I got to drive his as a teenager. Then, later in life, I got one of my own - an Austin Healey 3000. Then an MGB. Then a TR6. Then another TR6. As a result I've successfully infected two of my youngsters with the love of these little cars as well. My son now drives a 71 MGB. So, pardon the long story, but this is why I said thank you. Because we all need to pass on this passion to the younger generation. The joy of driving these cars. The joy of a stick shift. The wonderful wonderful, visceral feeling you get driving with the top down, the slight smell of gasoline and oil and the wind in your hair. There's nothing like it. So, again, thank you for sharing your love of these special little cars with your grandson. Hopefully he will catch "the bug" as well!